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. >>> mahmoud abbas is heading to the united nations in hopes of achieving a lower level statehood status for his people. >>> rebels are claiming an important victory saying they now hold one military base in syria. amateur video posted on a social media website showed rpgs being fired during an overnight battle as opposition fighters captured a helicopter base which is near the capital of damascus. and the government bombing of a village near the capital reportedly killed at least eight children. they were just outside playing at the time. just horrible. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he is tracking that weather channel forecast with new video you just got in. >> yeah, there wasn't a lot of bad stuff over the weekend, but this video was found from hurricane sandy. we don't have a lot of pictures of what it looked like on the coastline of new jersey as we approached high tide that monday evening. you can see the water already over the seawall. this is probably three hours before the actual high tide. these waves were just crashing
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the president's lunch with mitt romney, the united nations note on palestine. all this as joe biden was christmas shopping. >>> and some amazing random acts of kindness. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today the first of the two grand prize powerball winners will come forward to reveal themselves and have their lives change forever. and there's also buzz about a potential code within the winning numbers. nbc's kerry sanders has that story. >> reporter: in tiny dearborn, missouri, where just about everyone knows everyone, the question is was it one of their own who bought a winning powerball ticket? >> it's exciting, very exciting. we never, ever thought that we would sell the winning ticket, and here it is. we did. >> reporter: folks in this farming community just off interstate 70 are now trying to figure out if the winning numbers were chosen with meaning. dearborn is but 35 miles north of kansas city, home of the royals baseball team. those winning lottery numbers? they match royals' hall of famers, brett, gubiza, jackson, leonard, quizenbury. th
the president's lunch with mitt romney, the united nations note on palestine. all this as joe biden was christmas shopping. >>> and some amazing random acts of kindness. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today the first of the two grand prize powerball winners will come forward to reveal themselves and have their lives change forever. and there's also buzz about a potential code within the winning numbers. nbc's kerry sanders has that story. >> reporter: in tiny...
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. >>> the united nations security council takes up syria today, specifically an arab league initiative called on the president to transfer power. secretary of state hillary clinton will ated, but assad is not backing down, continuing assault on the opposition. david martin has our report. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the assad regime has reached the suburbs of damascus, and when you plot the fighting on the map, it looks like the capital is no longer a safe haven for the regi regime. he's a member of the opposition. he types at the university. >> they're only a few kilometers from the very center of damascus. >> reporter: so in terms of any large city it's inside the beltway. >> it's inside the beltway and it's creeping in closer by the day. >> reporter: he claims tens of thousands of syrian soldiers have defected to the opposition, but he acknowledges the regime still holds the upper hand. >> imbalance of power is great, and so as long as the regime gets the stuff out, things are only going to get wors
. >>> the united nations security council takes up syria today, specifically an arab league initiative called on the president to transfer power. secretary of state hillary clinton will ated, but assad is not backing down, continuing assault on the opposition. david martin has our report. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence predicting increased fighting and possible civil war in syria. the battle against the assad regime has reached the suburbs of damascus, and when you plot the...
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on behalf of not only the president of the united states but for all people who should be involved in voting and this democracy. without participation there will be no democracy. i am very pleased that you see this as a part of your responsibility and something that you can have great influence with. now, having said that, i want to point to something, a conversation that i just had with reverend jesse jackson. reverend jesse jackson has played an interesting role in the politics of this country for many years, particularly registering young people to vote and registering large numbers of people to vote for years now, and he has an interesting way of connecting with young people. i find myself sometimes feeling as if i am talking at young people rather than connecting with them, but in this conversation that i had with him recently, i better understood why he connects. when he talked to young people, he talked about trayvon martin, and he wanted to know what they cared about, what they understood, what they knew. they were all fired up. trayvon had been killed. they knew the circumsta
on behalf of not only the president of the united states but for all people who should be involved in voting and this democracy. without participation there will be no democracy. i am very pleased that you see this as a part of your responsibility and something that you can have great influence with. now, having said that, i want to point to something, a conversation that i just had with reverend jesse jackson. reverend jesse jackson has played an interesting role in the politics of this...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nation that's the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal oopha happening but so far it has refused to set an ult madeyum. danielle l reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel and the west of intimidation, netanyahu ran a new ultimatum agnst the controversial nuclear program. >> a red line should be drawn right re be- before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. >>eporter: israel and the west suspect iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon and fear the impact on the region. but so far diplomatic efforts to stop eye ran who calls the program peaceful have been uk unsuccessful. he spoke directly to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> we won't solve our conflict with libelist spe
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nation that's the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal oopha happening but so far it has refused to set an ult madeyum. danielle l reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> reporter: just one day after...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that over time, having high cholesterol, plus diabetes or high blood pressure or family history of early heart disease, can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get their cholesterol where their doctor wants. and why for these patients, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol by up to 52%. and is also proven to slow plaque buildup. >> announcer: crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. tell your doctor about other medicines you're taking or if you have muscle pain or weakness. that could be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. >> is your cholesterol where your doctor wants? ask your doctor if crestor is right for you. >> announcer: if you can't afford your medication, astra
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that over time, having high cholesterol, plus diabetes or high blood pressure or family history of early heart disease, can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get their cholesterol where their doctor wants. and why for these patients, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i...
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, all other national constitutions which i am aware are easier than the united states constitution. the framers were not, did not suffer from delusions of grandeur that we often project onto them. they did not believe that they were getting it just right for once and for all. article five is a testament to the fact that they thought amendments would be likely and necessary. indeed, that a convention might be desirable. article five says we go to convention if two-thirds of the state convince congress to do. it's my own view you don't convince congress. to err is human. it is our fault that we have projected onto them this notion we were demagogues and that we don't adequately discuss both the amendments we have gotten and what it took to get them. it took at least half a century. the woman's movement begins in 1840 with the seneca falls convention. the 19th amendment comes along in 1920. we did the 13th and 14th and 15th amendments as of our suggested because of war, and because the radical republicans who were able in fact successfully to seize control of government in part, and i
, all other national constitutions which i am aware are easier than the united states constitution. the framers were not, did not suffer from delusions of grandeur that we often project onto them. they did not believe that they were getting it just right for once and for all. article five is a testament to the fact that they thought amendments would be likely and necessary. indeed, that a convention might be desirable. article five says we go to convention if two-thirds of the state convince...
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united nations observers have gathering details from houma province violence last week. >>> in china, eight people have died and one is missing after flash floods from heavy rains. roads and buildings in low-lying areas were covered by raging water. >>> and in japan, at least 26 people were killed by severe flooding and mudslides that forced 250,000 people from their homes. many are returning, but thousands are still cut off by blocked roads. >>> in england, cooling towers at a former coal-fired power plant were demolished in an explosion. the towers which stood for 50 years came down in a matter of moments. >>> france's annual bastile day parade celebrated the start of the french revolution with military units, jets in the sky overhead and a less-than-perfect parachute performance. the new french president visited one paratrooper who injured a knee landing after straying off course. >>> and now here's your look at this morning's "dish of scrambled politics." the "huffington post" reports former white house chief of staff, rahm emanual has no patience when it comes to mitt romney's co
united nations observers have gathering details from houma province violence last week. >>> in china, eight people have died and one is missing after flash floods from heavy rains. roads and buildings in low-lying areas were covered by raging water. >>> and in japan, at least 26 people were killed by severe flooding and mudslides that forced 250,000 people from their homes. many are returning, but thousands are still cut off by blocked roads. >>> in england, cooling...
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the united nations did manage to enter the village. they're saying it doesn't look like a massacre, but in fact a lopsided attack by the syrian military against rebel forces. luke? >> thank you so much for joining us. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in israel this morning. the last stop on her 13-day foreign tour. she is scheduled to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss issues ranging from iran's nuclear program to the political transition in egypt. clinton arrived in tel aviv after spending two days in egypt meeting with the country's new president, mohammed morsi. the former muslim brotherhood member said egypt would respect the international treaties. tense moments at secretary of state clinton's motorcade passed about i protesters, they threw shoes, tomatoes and water bottles at the convoy. protesters chanted "monica." a reference to the monica lewinsky scandal that took place during her husband's tenure as president. the state department said mrs. clinton's car was not in danger. >>> now to business, th
the united nations did manage to enter the village. they're saying it doesn't look like a massacre, but in fact a lopsided attack by the syrian military against rebel forces. luke? >> thank you so much for joining us. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in israel this morning. the last stop on her 13-day foreign tour. she is scheduled to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss issues ranging from iran's nuclear program to the political transition in egypt....
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helped tip the balance of the war towards the north weakening confederate force and preserving the united states of america. many slaves of course went to their deaths never experiencing the freedoms espoused in the emancipation proclamation. some are buried here in the african-american burial ground national monument, lost to centuries of development only discovered two decades ago. as a major motion picture chronicles the life of america's 16th president, americans are reminded of this shy and lanky illinois lawyer. a man who changed a nation by proclamation. ron mott, nbc news new york. >> looking at sports. sunday night football, cowboys/redskins. washington captured the nfc east division title for the first time in 13 years as robert griffin iii got the touchdown. helped beat $20-18. the redskins are playoff bound while the cowboys head home for the third straight year. >>> indianapolis coach chuck pagano is back with the team. and the quarterback got two touchdowns to beat houston. 28-16. in other action peyton manning had three touchdown passes in the game for the 73rd time. passin
helped tip the balance of the war towards the north weakening confederate force and preserving the united states of america. many slaves of course went to their deaths never experiencing the freedoms espoused in the emancipation proclamation. some are buried here in the african-american burial ground national monument, lost to centuries of development only discovered two decades ago. as a major motion picture chronicles the life of america's 16th president, americans are reminded of this shy...
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. >>> diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in syria are failing according to the united nations. u.n. observers themselves were being attacked. this happened yesterday as they tried to reach the site of the latest reported massacre in syria. we're following the story from cairo. >> reporter: lying for the world to see. the victims of what amateur video shows as a massacre in the village of cobare and surrounding areas. among the dead, women and children, even entire families were killed. we reached a human rights activist in syria in contact with eyewitnesses. they blamed the military and government militias. a similar attack occurred three weeks ago in the village of houla. u.n. observers on the ground tried to visit the area of the most recent mass is a care. they came under attack. and were denied entry. >> the regime sponsored violence that we witnessed yesterday in simply unconscionable. >> reporter: for more than a year the assad regime has suppressed an uprising against his rule. many fear this country is descending into civil war as opposition forces become more militariz
. >>> diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in syria are failing according to the united nations. u.n. observers themselves were being attacked. this happened yesterday as they tried to reach the site of the latest reported massacre in syria. we're following the story from cairo. >> reporter: lying for the world to see. the victims of what amateur video shows as a massacre in the village of cobare and surrounding areas. among the dead, women and children, even entire families...
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the national highway traffic safety administration says car crashes are the number one killer of children under the age of 12. >> we have 57 degrees on this refreshing monday morning. still ahead on "good morning washington" -- >> there's a new study that reveals teens who sexted are more sexually active. >> but it's also telling us something about how well at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> new information on teen sexting. a study being published next month found that teens who send or receive sexually explicit text are more likely to have sex. about 15% high schoolers admit to have sexting. the teens are more likely
the national highway traffic safety administration says car crashes are the number one killer of children under the age of 12. >> we have 57 degrees on this refreshing monday morning. still ahead on "good morning washington" -- >> there's a new study that reveals teens who sexted are more sexually active. >> but it's also telling us something about how well at bank of america, we're continuing to lend and invest in the people, businesses, and organizations that call...
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national interest and what can the united states do around what can it afford to do to defend that national interest? >> well, if you're not superpower.e not a i have one and 1/8. one is we have to have the money to pay for defense. we've got to manufacture here, believe it or not folks, you can't ship it all overseas, you have to make it here. you can't convert from potato chips to emergency. we've got to make things here. you just can't ship them overseas more. i hope we talk more about that. the second thing, on prhave to help russia succeed in the revolution and all the republics. when we talk about russia, we're thinking about many countries. that's pennies on the dollar. third, we've got all kind of agreements on paper and some being executed on getting rid of nuclear war heads. russia and the republics are t of control at best than what we control right now. it's an unstable situation. you have every counselry -- country over there trying to buy weapons. we really need to nail down the intercontinental bow listick missles. the ones that can hit us from russia. we're focused there.we
national interest and what can the united states do around what can it afford to do to defend that national interest? >> well, if you're not superpower.e not a i have one and 1/8. one is we have to have the money to pay for defense. we've got to manufacture here, believe it or not folks, you can't ship it all overseas, you have to make it here. you can't convert from potato chips to emergency. we've got to make things here. you just can't ship them overseas more. i hope we talk more about...
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now, the united states is stepping up its involvement in the peace process. president obama is sending his secretary of state hillary clinton to the region. and danielle nottingham is standing by in washington, d.c. to tell us who the secretary will be meeting with later today. danielle. >> reporter: frank, secretary clinton will be meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and then tomorrow she is supposed to sit down with egypt's president. and it's really important for secretary clinton to do her best to try to broker some kind of peace deal along with the rest of the international community. they are very concerned about the violence spilling into other areas of the region and we know right now it's very volatile there not only in what's happening in israel and in gaza but also in syria and egypt and in lebanon, frank. >> now, the u.s. government has a strong stand against hamas. so who will meet with the hamas leaders to broker the peace deal? >> reporter: that's egypt's president right now. mohamed morsi has been meeting with hamas. of cour
now, the united states is stepping up its involvement in the peace process. president obama is sending his secretary of state hillary clinton to the region. and danielle nottingham is standing by in washington, d.c. to tell us who the secretary will be meeting with later today. danielle. >> reporter: frank, secretary clinton will be meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and then tomorrow she is supposed to sit down with egypt's president. and it's really important for...
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some are buried here in the african-american national monument. as a major motion picture chronicles the life of america's 16th president, americans are reminded of this shy and lanky illinois lawyer. >> looking at sports. sunday night football, cowboys/redskins. washington captured the nfc east division title for the first time in 13 years as robert griffin iii got the touchdown. >>> indianapolis coach chuck pagano is back with the team. and the quarterback got two touchdowns to beat houston. in other action peyton manning had three touchdown passes in the game for the 73rd time. passing the lead record set by brett favre. seattle quarterback russell wilson tied peyton manning's record. the seahawks defeated the rams 20-13. nfl coaches on the chopping include include philadelphia's andy reed after a 4-2 losing season. and norv turner is expected to be cut after missing the playoffs three years in a row. and tony sparano will not return after the team finished 30th. four college football games. the sun boul has usc against georgia tech. and chick-
some are buried here in the african-american national monument. as a major motion picture chronicles the life of america's 16th president, americans are reminded of this shy and lanky illinois lawyer. >> looking at sports. sunday night football, cowboys/redskins. washington captured the nfc east division title for the first time in 13 years as robert griffin iii got the touchdown. >>> indianapolis coach chuck pagano is back with the team. and the quarterback got two touchdowns to...
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america is great nation because we're a united nation. those that are trying to divide the nation as you're doing and the president is doing, the right course for america is not to try to divide americans and trying to divide us between one and another is to come together as a nation. >> is it possible a candidate wh who is worth millions is having trouble connecting? mike, you've been doing, as i say, some wonderful reporting on this already, including the romney fundraiser held on tuesday and hosted by private equity sing steve swartzman. he has another one set for next week where he will raise millions more. >> he's been on quite a fund-raising tear. in light of the presumption he will be the nominee. he's clearly stumbled over the last week on this issue. i've been talking to romney supporters today and yesterday, and they are saying the same thing. they are really baffled that the romney campaign allowed this to mushroom into the issue it has. they don't understand why he didn't release his tax returns earlier because it was absolute
america is great nation because we're a united nation. those that are trying to divide the nation as you're doing and the president is doing, the right course for america is not to try to divide americans and trying to divide us between one and another is to come together as a nation. >> is it possible a candidate wh who is worth millions is having trouble connecting? mike, you've been doing, as i say, some wonderful reporting on this already, including the romney fundraiser held on...
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a team of united nations truce monitors are in syria to report on the cease-fire. >>> at the united nations, the security council ordered tighter sanctions on north korea and strongly condemned its failed rocket launch last week. the council warned of new actions if north korea conducts an underground nuclear test. >>> and this is a head-scratcher. a new survey found that 1-5 american adults do not use the internet. kind of hard to believe. for some it's not available. but 1-10 say the internet is not relevant to them. >>> and the sun erupted yesterday, in a huge solar flare that unleashed an intense amount of super-heated plasma into space. strong solar flares can cause disruptions to satellites and power grids, but fortunately this one was not aimed at the earth. so it's just a pretty picture for you. >>> now here's your "first look" at wall street. the dow opens at 12,921 after gaining 71 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction of a point. the nasdaq lost 22. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was down five points, while in hong kong, the hang seng
a team of united nations truce monitors are in syria to report on the cease-fire. >>> at the united nations, the security council ordered tighter sanctions on north korea and strongly condemned its failed rocket launch last week. the council warned of new actions if north korea conducts an underground nuclear test. >>> and this is a head-scratcher. a new survey found that 1-5 american adults do not use the internet. kind of hard to believe. for some it's not available. but...
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but skeptics, we tip our hats to president obama and helping to continue to defeat the united nations process. obama has been a great friend of climate change skeptics. president obama could not have turned out better when it came to lack of interest in a congressional climate bill and lack of interest in the united nations kyoto process but a job well done for president obama. >> more rigorous and basically obama is their best ally. >> i think he missed in a little bit of trolling. i do not think -- i think it is not quite accurate to say there's been total continuity between the administration's, even on negotiations, but that is the place where there has been the most negotiations. in terms of the international trauma. there's a much cleaner break domestically. part of the problem we see, and this is why the great civilization challenge of the times, is that climate is the ultimate collective action problem. you need states to get together, and everybody, particularly the wealthiest nations, those that have been responsible for already putting the most carbon in the atmosphere that
but skeptics, we tip our hats to president obama and helping to continue to defeat the united nations process. obama has been a great friend of climate change skeptics. president obama could not have turned out better when it came to lack of interest in a congressional climate bill and lack of interest in the united nations kyoto process but a job well done for president obama. >> more rigorous and basically obama is their best ally. >> i think he missed in a little bit of trolling....
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. >>> the head of united nations nuclear agency visited iran today on a key mission that could restart the investigation into weather iran has been secretly working on a nuclear weapon, which they deny. >>> robin gibb of the bee gees has died after intestinal surgery and a long battle with cancer at age 62. the band's hits like "stayin' alive" and the film "saturday night fever" sold millions of records. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened. >>> the jury in the trial of john edwards resumes deliberations in north carolina. edwards could face years in prison if convicted of campaign finance violations to cover up an extramarital affair. nbc's frances kuo has mo
. >>> the head of united nations nuclear agency visited iran today on a key mission that could restart the investigation into weather iran has been secretly working on a nuclear weapon, which they deny. >>> robin gibb of the bee gees has died after intestinal surgery and a long battle with cancer at age 62. the band's hits like "stayin' alive" and the film "saturday night fever" sold millions of records. >>> over the weekend millions in the western...
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. >>> the united nations got an unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside hollowed out textbooks were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside forged diplomat pouches with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> tragedy struck rio de janeiro late wednesday night when a 20-story building spontaneously collapsed and crumbled, taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled six bodies from the rubble. more than a dozen are still missing. >>> this week's spectacular light show continues in northern europe, all thanks to the biggest solar storm in six years. folks in norway were treated to this amazing display of aurora boreal borealis, which doesn't even look real. >>> the dow opens at 12,734 after losing 22 points yesterday. the s&p was down 7 points, the nasdaq lost 13. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 8 points. in hong kong, the hang seng gained 62. >>> today we'll get fourth quarter numbers on the economy as the commerce department re
. >>> the united nations got an unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside hollowed out textbooks were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside forged diplomat pouches with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> tragedy struck rio de janeiro late wednesday night when a 20-story building spontaneously collapsed and crumbled, taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled six...
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greece gripped by economic turmoil social unrest and exploding suicide rates what happens in every other nation where we are putting republican trickle down stairs he takes hold that it will happen here too if we give paul ryan the republicans what they want. coming up what could possibly make a street lobbyist go out of business how is the citizens united decision allowed corporations to throw their influence around congress without the help of the k. street cronies. download the official auntie humbly cation phone on called touch from the i choose option. life on the go. video on demand on t.v.'s mine fuel costs and since feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. in scrutiny is the more things change the more they stay the same it was ronald reagan over a quarter century ago relaying what sounds like a very familiar story about rich people not paying their fair share in taxes just a moment ago a few moments ago i told some people inside the building here of a letter that i just received pay for yesterday. it's a letter from a man out here in the country an executive loser earnin
greece gripped by economic turmoil social unrest and exploding suicide rates what happens in every other nation where we are putting republican trickle down stairs he takes hold that it will happen here too if we give paul ryan the republicans what they want. coming up what could possibly make a street lobbyist go out of business how is the citizens united decision allowed corporations to throw their influence around congress without the help of the k. street cronies. download the official...
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the oath that we take is to the constitution of the united states of america, one nation under god, indivisible. we don't take an oath to a political party. sure, we sign up for a political platform, but that's advisory and optional. the constitution is not. >> we're talking with maryland senator barbara mikulski, a milestone this week, the longest serving woman in congress. over the years you have worked with a lot of public officials, democrats and republicans. spend a momentum moment to reflect on some of the individuals who have either influenced you or shaped your agenda. >> well, i've served with wonderful people in both the house and the senate when i came to the house of representatives, barbara jordan was completing her last term. and i sat next to her periodically and learned a lot about the parliamentary procedure. congresswoman jordan was one of the great leaders of our time. and worked with wonderful people like the legendary tip o'neill. in the united states, and of course nancy pelosi. nancy and i went to the same -- grew up in baltimore. she in little italy, and i in the polish
the oath that we take is to the constitution of the united states of america, one nation under god, indivisible. we don't take an oath to a political party. sure, we sign up for a political platform, but that's advisory and optional. the constitution is not. >> we're talking with maryland senator barbara mikulski, a milestone this week, the longest serving woman in congress. over the years you have worked with a lot of public officials, democrats and republicans. spend a momentum moment...
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, the united states has not had such dramatic changes even in the last century during which this tradition was developed. i think that the 1960's it was not so much of a closing down of a system but of a sense that there was such a desperate need to highlight causes that people turn to radical tactics. nixon had many thoughts. i'm not saying he was -- you know, but he was not the whole political system. there was the opportunity to testify. there were movements in congress, there were still vote, there were many other things. i think it was the spirit of the time between the civil rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement that made people after working so hard on so many issues and try sog many things and seeing things that didn't change they were like, we're going to try other things. clearly in places which have more extremely authorityive government, you have a variety of techniques in which people turn to protests. you can have everything from, you know, the mothers in argentina who turn to just the silent witness almost as a way to highlight the disparity between their sufferi
, the united states has not had such dramatic changes even in the last century during which this tradition was developed. i think that the 1960's it was not so much of a closing down of a system but of a sense that there was such a desperate need to highlight causes that people turn to radical tactics. nixon had many thoughts. i'm not saying he was -- you know, but he was not the whole political system. there was the opportunity to testify. there were movements in congress, there were still...
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. >>> the united nations has now joined the security counsel in condemning north korea's rocket launch. the communist nation's strongest ally. today, china condemned the decision to launch the long-range rocket in the face of pressure from the international community. joining us from beijing with re action from china, universally condemned. >> reporter: hello, andrea. well, a short while ago we heard from north korea that this new satellite has started broadcasting revolutionary songs, the songs of kim il-song and mission control there was great excitement at this. the rest of the world, is, of course, somewhat less enthralled and even china, the ally and economic partner of pyongyang had some pretty blunt language today. now, this isn't the first time that china has been critical of north korea, but they rarely react in such blunt terms. you will recall that only a short while ago they were describing the relationship with north korea as being like lips and teeth, well, that's really no longer the case. the question now, of course, is what china will do about it. they were pretty clea
. >>> the united nations has now joined the security counsel in condemning north korea's rocket launch. the communist nation's strongest ally. today, china condemned the decision to launch the long-range rocket in the face of pressure from the international community. joining us from beijing with re action from china, universally condemned. >> reporter: hello, andrea. well, a short while ago we heard from north korea that this new satellite has started broadcasting revolutionary...
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. >>> a special united nations meeting so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton met with russia's foreign minister and other diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease-fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, would have condemned the crackdown in syria. mrs. clinton said the security council cannot, quote, stand silent while governments attack their own people. government soldiers rounded up civilians in the city of homs and killed dozens yesterday. the u.n. says more than 7,500 people have died in the fighting in syria over the last year. >>> here's your first look at some other news going on around america. >>> it was kind of a frightening scene in pennsylvania where a school playground just went up in flames. surveillance video shows the fire being fueled by the rubber mulch the playground stood on. no word for the cause but three teenagers were seen in the area before. >>> miserable and dangerous conditions for drivers in parts of washington state. a dust storm caused blinding conditions that led to a 20-car pileup
. >>> a special united nations meeting so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton met with russia's foreign minister and other diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease-fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, would have condemned the crackdown in syria. mrs. clinton said the security council cannot, quote, stand silent while governments attack their own people. government soldiers rounded up civilians in the city of homs...
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citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezuela. for the last 7 years, citgo has helped struggling families in the united states in good times and in bad. so if you need help staying warm this winter, give me a call. because no one should be left out in the cold. >>> a life saving rescue in salt lake city after this car plunged into the logan river saturday. a father managed to get out but couldn't free the two 9-year- olds and a 4-year-old inside. the former police officer was one of several people who stopped to help. there were a father and son who followed his lead. >> he said let's go, boys. he jumped in and then again a large mass of people followed him in. >> the man next to me started yelling my son, my son is still in the car. he's on the other side. we have to flip the car and i looked in and i could see his boy upside down in the water. >> the former officer used his handgun to shoot out the back window and reach inside pulling the older children out one by
citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezuela. for the last 7 years, citgo has helped struggling families in the united states in good times and in bad. so if you need help staying warm this winter, give me a call. because no one should be left out in the cold. >>> a life saving rescue in salt lake city after this car plunged into the logan river saturday. a father managed to get out but...
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it is the trinidad scorpion, a rating experts said two million heat units. if you sink your teeth in one seems mild but then turns "nasty." looks nasty, too. >>> now for the national weather, we turn to bill karins has the weather channel forecast. >> whole thing people are trying to make the hottest pepper, they cross breed them. >> i did that once in a restaurant you think a cherry tomato and a hot pepper and ruins the whole meal. >> some people enjoy it. they enjoy sweat and cry while they eat their food. good morning, interesting forecast this weekend i'll get to that in a second. first off rain to deal with this morning. warm temperatures, not a lot of snow, a little bit of snow reported in areas of upstate michigan and even there, temperatures above freezing. roads won't be much of an issue, a rain forecast heading in the east, amazing in the middle of the night, middle of february, dealing with all-rain forecast. just an indication how warm the winter has been. the green on the map is the rain. a lot of the ohio valley is dreary, cloudy, cool, rainy,
it is the trinidad scorpion, a rating experts said two million heat units. if you sink your teeth in one seems mild but then turns "nasty." looks nasty, too. >>> now for the national weather, we turn to bill karins has the weather channel forecast. >> whole thing people are trying to make the hottest pepper, they cross breed them. >> i did that once in a restaurant you think a cherry tomato and a hot pepper and ruins the whole meal. >> some people enjoy it....
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in national polls but not leading in any states that may win the race. and after the release of a secret tape, the held of the republican party was asked about the apparent disconnect over changing strategy. >> is he in denial? >> i don't think so, george. i think that we had a good week last week. we were able to frame up the debate. >> reporter: while romney says he doesn't need a turnaround, his campaign is kicking off a new strategy tonight. advisers promise an intense battleground schedule, in colorado tonight, then ohio and virginia. it's still not enough to quiet even republican critics. >> their core problem was carefulness, inability to focus on their own essential meaning. >> i think he's tak faking it. >> reporter: comments like those prompted ann romney's comments a few days ago. >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it? get in a ring. >> reporter: and that provided fodder for "saturday night live." >> that's why running a republican campaign is so hard. if you're a democrat, you get to eat with cool people like george clooney. if you are
in national polls but not leading in any states that may win the race. and after the release of a secret tape, the held of the republican party was asked about the apparent disconnect over changing strategy. >> is he in denial? >> i don't think so, george. i think that we had a good week last week. we were able to frame up the debate. >> reporter: while romney says he doesn't need a turnaround, his campaign is kicking off a new strategy tonight. advisers promise an intense...
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. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well, there's no doubt by many assessments the abad government is fighting for survival and the ways to measure that. large parts of the country are in the hands of the rebels. not under the control but they feel more emboldened after yesterday's attack to move freely city to city and more importantly they have brought the fighting to the seat of assad's power in the capital damascus itself with running gun battles taking place in the heart of the city. there are reports that, in fact, they have also taken over the border control or border crossing point between iraq and syria. the president himself, whereabouts unknown
. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well,...
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. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only increased its attacks particularly on the city of homs. while the opinion operations are suspended, there is a chance when obama meets with vladimir putin of russia. this is the first time since putin returned to power he'll be meeting with the u.s. president. it is an opportunity to really push this peace initiative forward and end the deadlock. richard engel, nbc news cairo. >>> president obama's decision to stop deporting some children of illegal immigrants has become an issue on the campaign trail. republicans denounced the order as political, questioning whether it was a ploy to win hispanic votes this fall. nbc's brian mooar has the story
. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only increased its attacks particularly on...
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when begin of members are successful in pushing through their trickle down austerity agenda then the united states will be like greece gripped by economic turmoil social unrest and exploding suicide rates and what happens in every other nation where we are republican trickle down stairs he takes hold that it will happen here too if we get the right in the republicans what they want. coming up what could possibly make a street lobbyist go out of business how has the citizens united decision allowed corporations to throw their influence around congress without the help of the k. street cronies. down to the official ante up location q i phone or i pulled touch from the on choose option. one john see life on the go. video on demand oxys mind bold colors and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the t.v. job come. morning news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are all today. in screwed news the more things change the more they stay the same it was ronald reagan over a quarter centu
when begin of members are successful in pushing through their trickle down austerity agenda then the united states will be like greece gripped by economic turmoil social unrest and exploding suicide rates and what happens in every other nation where we are republican trickle down stairs he takes hold that it will happen here too if we get the right in the republicans what they want. coming up what could possibly make a street lobbyist go out of business how has the citizens united decision...
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the west coast of the united states, they are saying we do not have a concern, but all of the indian ocean peninsula and nation theres there are the one effected. >> very scary, we will be following that breaking news. >>> back to highlights from baseball, the undefeated mets hosting the washington nationals at city field. first batter of the game is ian desmond, takes it out of the yard. nats with the early lead. desmond is showing off the arm. he backhands the ball and nails down the runner at first. the hero of monday's game becomes the goat. he can't handle this grounder at second. the error scores a run. the mets lose this one 6-2. >>> the yankees sent freddy garcia to the hill against the orioles and he had so the issues at the bottom of the fifth. a wild pitch scores a run to put the yankees down 4-1. garcia had five wild pitches in the game. two of them allowed runners to score from third. in the sixth, brett gardner brings home ganderson. that ties the game. then they try to get to raul ibanez. big mistake. ibanez doubles off the wall, scoring the game winner. yankees take t
the west coast of the united states, they are saying we do not have a concern, but all of the indian ocean peninsula and nation theres there are the one effected. >> very scary, we will be following that breaking news. >>> back to highlights from baseball, the undefeated mets hosting the washington nationals at city field. first batter of the game is ian desmond, takes it out of the yard. nats with the early lead. desmond is showing off the arm. he backhands the ball and nails...
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second, we call on the president to fully implement the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people. we specifically call for a review of all existing federal law to ensure they are in alignment with the declaration. third, we call for an annual nation-to-nation summit, an on ongoing high-level meeting to institutionalize the current tribal nation summit. a meaningful relationship that must be upheld by all future presidents. we also call on the president to convene regular meetings on specific issues between cabinet secretaries. fourth, elevate native people in the federal government. it's pastime for qualified people to be seated on the bench. the appointment of an adviser on native american affairs has advanced polly making at the white house and we applaud president obama for his leadership. the importance of the indian budget in the coming decades, we urge the creation of an office for native american perhaps at the office of management and budget. finally, we call upon all candidates to actively engage indian country in your campaign. we invite each candidate to visit,
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bush made that decision for the country and that was important because once you make the call in the united states can turn to the laws and the rules of warfare to deal with al qaeda and the threat of terrorism. all of those i think were in display not just an hour invasion of afghanistan and the use of troops and drones to wipe out much of al qaeda's existing leadership at the time of 9/11 but also put on display in the successful operation to kill osama bin laden over the summer which i think of as press event obama's foreign policy national security achievement the last two and a half years. here use of intelligence provided by people who didn't feet and under the law of the war, electronic surveillance producing more intelligence to locate where osama bin laden had been hiding and then the use of military force to go out and kill him. under rules of the criminal justice system which the administrations of both political parties used in their approach to terrorism before my alevin we were having instead invited and trying to arrest him after he had committed a crime. they switched to the
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the united nations washington seoul and other condemned pyongyang for the launches. now, now washington calls them to cover test to test the technology for missiles that could be used to strike the united states. that's why this is important. putting monitoring satellite into orbit. two breaking news stories we are following here on fox news channel first one i telling you about is a mall shooting coming from the clack mazda shopping center in portland, area. at this point we have one person dead. police say the shooter has been neutralized and this happened about 3:20 local time right outside of the macy's store as parents are taking their kids to see santa. it's happening in the food court. at this point the mall is on lockdown. all the employee hes and consumers are out of the mall and believed to be in a safe area. this is what we know at the moment. i'm marcel neville. keep it right here on the fox news channel and we will keep you posted on both of the developing stories coming out of poverty land as well as north korea. >> thanks for staying with us. i'm bill
the united nations washington seoul and other condemned pyongyang for the launches. now, now washington calls them to cover test to test the technology for missiles that could be used to strike the united states. that's why this is important. putting monitoring satellite into orbit. two breaking news stories we are following here on fox news channel first one i telling you about is a mall shooting coming from the clack mazda shopping center in portland, area. at this point we have one person...
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as a nation we need to do something, and something has to be done. this tragedy stopped the country in its tracks and brought the president of the united states to tears. as a parent, as an american, as a human being it's hard not to have the same feelings that i had back on 9/11, that maybe all of us had. connecticut governor dan malloy felt the same way. >> i -- i was mayor of stamford on 9/11 when our state lost many of its citizens, and i lost a number of my fellow citizens and friends. i never thought that in a public career that i would have to face these kinds of circumstances or that they would visit themselves upon this community or the people of connecticut. we'll get through this. and our prayers at this time have to go out to the families. and so as i began by thanking those who have expressed their desires to be helpful, the number one way to be helpful is to say a prayer or send a best wish or to be thinking of these individuals who have suffered so mightily today. >> in the middle of the holiday season america is reckoning with a crisi
as a nation we need to do something, and something has to be done. this tragedy stopped the country in its tracks and brought the president of the united states to tears. as a parent, as an american, as a human being it's hard not to have the same feelings that i had back on 9/11, that maybe all of us had. connecticut governor dan malloy felt the same way. >> i -- i was mayor of stamford on 9/11 when our state lost many of its citizens, and i lost a number of my fellow citizens and...